Gastone de Murols

6th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller

Gastone de Murols (died 20 June 1172) was the sixth Grand Master[1] of the Knights Hospitaller from 1170 until his death in 1172. He succeeded Gilbert of Aissailly as Grand Master and was succeeded by Jobert of Syria.[2]

1726 depiction of de Murols

Biography

Gastone (Caste) de Murols was from a family having its origin in Murols and was therefore from Auvergne. He began as treasurer of the Order, a position he fulfilled following Géraud de Saint-André. He occupied the post beginning 1163 –1167, a position he held until his election as Grand Master.[3]

He was appointed by Gilbert of Aissailly to succeed him in 1170. His election was recognized by only a part of the knights. The dissidents sided with the authority of a certain Rostang, a character known only by his seal, dividing the Order for the first time. This split was short-lived since the death of Gastone took place just two years later.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Masters of the Hospitallers Archived 2021-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. Masters of the Hospitallers (2020).
  2. ^ Charles Moeller (1910). "Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem". In Catholic Encyclopedia. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ Phillips, Walter Alison (1911). "St John of Jerusalem, Knights of the Order of the Hospital of". In Encyclopædia Britannica. 24. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 12–19.
  4. ^ Delaville Le Roulx, J. (Joseph). (1904). Les Hospitaliers en Terre Sainte et à Chypre (1100-1310). Paris: E. Leroux. pp. 183–187

Bibliography

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External links

  • Caste de Murols. French Wikipedia.
  • Liste des grands maîtres de l'ordre de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem. French Wikipedia.
  • Eugène Harot, Essai d’armorial des Grands-Maîtres de l’Ordre de Saint Jean de Jérusalem.
  • Cast de Murois Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. SMOM.
  • Seals of the Grand Masters. Museum of the Order of St John.
Preceded by
Gilbert of Assailly
 Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
1170–1172 		Succeeded by
Jobert of Syria